The Client (The Office episode)

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The Office episode
"The Client"

Jan watches Michael charm "The Client"
Episode No. 13
Prod. Code 205
Airdate November 8, 2005
Writer(s) Paul Lieberstein
Director Greg Daniels

The Office Season 2
September 2005 - May 2006
  1. The Dundies
  2. Sexual Harassment
  3. Office Olympics
  4. The Fire
  5. Halloween
  6. The Fight
  7. The Client
  8. Performance Review
  9. E-mail Surveillance
  10. Christmas Party
  11. Booze Cruise
  12. The Injury
  13. The Secret
  14. The Carpet
  15. Boys and Girls
  16. Valentine's Day
  17. Dwight's Speech
  18. Take Your Daughter to Work Day
  19. Michael's Birthday
  20. Drug Testing
  21. Conflict Resolution
  22. Casino Night
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"The Client" is the seventh episode of the second season of the television series The Office (U.S. version). It was written by Paul Lieberstein and directed by Greg Daniels. It originally aired on November 8, 2005.

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[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Michael and Jan take a client to a Chili's to close a deal. The client bonds with Michael and his antics, which help them close the deal. Afterwards, in the parking lot Michael and Jan share a kiss. It is strongly suggested that they also spend the night together. Meanwhile, Pam finds a screenplay written by Michael and Jim leads the office staffers in a table read of the script. This eventually culminates into a day of goofing off for the staff, who neglect work. Dwight charges off to get some fireworks while Jim and Pam have a small dinner together atop the roof.

[edit] Music

The following songs are featured in this episode.

[edit] Trivia

  • This episode was originally intended to air before "Halloween," as evident in a deleted scene where Devon can clearly be seen in the background at his desk.
  • Tim Meadows and Steve Carell improvised an enormous amount together while the cameras were on, but the majority never made the final cut.[1]
  • The idea for Jan and Michael to "hook up" was conceived by Carell as far back as the filming of the pilot episode. The writers described their relationship as "it was like he was turned on by his teacher." [2]
  • Although Michael says that Chili's is "a couple blocks away" and mocks Jan for not knowing this about Scranton, in reality there is no Chili's in Scranton — the closest one is about 30 minutes away in the Wyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes-Barre.
  • Michael's screenplay is called Threat Level:Midnight.
  • When the workers are table reading Michael's script the parts they play are as followed:
  • Reshoots were needed to explain the "Dwigt" situation clearly and concisely.[3]
  • In Pam's explanation scene, Jenna Fischer had a cold.
  • During the scene where Christian and Michael eat baby back ribs, the sound effects were added in later by the editors. Apparently, Steve Carell and Tim Meadows weren't being loud enough.
  • The producers tried to get the rights to use the Rolling Stones' iconic tongue logo for Michael's tie. They were unsuccessful.
  • The scene where Jim insults Pam for being ditched at a hockey game upset Jenna Fischer so much that after filming, she asked John Krasinski for a hug to show that he wasn't actually angry with her.[4]
  • Paul Lieberstein said the first idea that anybody came up with for this episode was the final shot, where Jim & Michael look at each other and shake their heads, suggesting that they had just been through similar experiences. The episode was written so events would lead to that scene.[5]
  • The original ending to the episode (seen on the DVD deleted scenes) was Jim following up on the game earlier in the episode by telling the story of his worst first date. He's being evasive and vague about details, but gradually it becomes clear that he's describing a date he went on with Pam before he learned she was engaged to Roy. He says he found out later that she didn't even think of it as a real date and she was in love with another guy. Jim concludes, "My best first date was also my worst first date."

[edit] References

  1. ^ Novak, B.J. (November 8, 2005). "The Office Presents: The Client", TVGuide.com
  2. ^ Ryan, Maureen (February 23, 2006). "'Office' promotions pay off in a big way", Chicago Tribune
  3. ^ Daniels, Greg (Producer/Director). 2006. "The Client" [Commentary track], The Office Season Two (US/NBC Version) [DVD], Los Angeles, CA: Universal.
  4. ^ Fischer, Jenna (Actor). 2006. "The Client" [Commentary track], The Office Season Two (US/NBC Version) [DVD], Los Angeles, CA: Universal.
  5. ^ Lieberstein, Paul (Writer/Actor). 2006. "The Client" [Commentary track], The Office Season Two (US/NBC Version) [DVD], Los Angeles, CA: Universal.

[edit] External links

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